New York City Opera Renaissance will host a Gala Concert and Dinner to celebrate the life of the late Maestro Julius Rudel and his invaluable contribution to the New York City Opera as General Director and Principal Conductor from 1957 to 1979. Maestro Rudel passed away on June 26, 2014 at age 93. The Gala Concert will take place at the Rose Theater in the Time Warner Center, Broadway & 60th Street, New York, NY, on Monday evening, March 9, 2015, at 7 pm. (more...)

Journalist Luke Harding encountered strange activity while writing his book on Edward Snowden. He writes in the Guardian that when writing the “The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man,” some paragraphs seemed to 'self-delete' themselves, as if there was someone watching and participating in his writing. (more...)

Stage and screen superstar Benedict Cumberbatch essays the role of a lifetime in portraying controversial modern-day figure Julian Assange in the new Bill Condon-directed biopic THE FIFTH ESTATE and the release date for the highly anticipated film was moved up more than a month by distributor Disney, signaling the studio's faith in the project. (more...)

Triggering our age of high-stakes secrecy, explosive news leaks and the trafficking of classified information, WikiLeaks forever changed the game. Now, in a dramatic thriller based on real events, 'The Fifth Estate' reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century's most fiercely debated organization. Click below to watch a new clip from the film! (more...)

The Toronto International Film Festival just kicked off in Toronto, Ontario, where it runs through September 15. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you coverage of stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Dan Stevens and more at THE FIFTH ESTATE photo call! (more...)

Stage and screen superstar Benedict Cumberbatch essays the role of a lifetime in portraying controversial modern-day figure Julian Assange in the new Bill Condon-directed biopic THE FIFTH ESTATE and the release date for the highly anticipated film has just been moved up more than a month by distributor Disney, signaling the studio's faith in the currently in-production project.
Read more about Condon & Cumberbatch's FIFTH ESTATE Relase Date Moved Up by broadwayworld.com (more...)

Bobrick Washroom Equipment, Inc. today announced the launch of a series of instructional videos featuring Mia Schaikewitz, one of the stars of the docu-series 'Push Girls' on Sundance Channel, to help architects, designers and contractors tackle disabled access issues for commercial restroom design under the Americans with Disabilities Act. (more...)

Principal photography has begun on the WikiLeaks drama "The Fifth Estate," it was announced today by DreamWorks Studios. The film about the controversial website stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange and Daniel Bruhl as Daniel Domscheit-Berg, as well as Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Peter Capaldi, Dan Stevens, Alicia Vikander and Carice van Houten. (more...)

Deadline reports that Benedict Cumberbatch may take on the role of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in DreamWorks upcoming film from director Bill Condon. Joel Kinnaman is set to play former 'right hand man' Daniel Domscheit-Berg in the film. (more...)